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1.Recently, the Karnataka High Court 5.The has issued notice on a petition challenging the recently refused to entertain Jharkhand constitutional validity of which section of Speaker's Plea against High Court stay on the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, which disqualification notice to Babulal Marandi. criminalizes publication of such matters Consider the following statements that may "scandalize the courts"? regarding Babulal Marandi: A. Section 2(d) of the Contempt of Courts I. Babulal Marandi was the first Chief Act, 1971 Minister of Jharkhand and current Leader B. Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Courts Act, 1971 Legislative Assembly. C. Section 2(d)(I) of the Contempt of II. He was the founder and National Courts Act, 1971 President of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha D. Section 3 of the Contempt of Courts (Prajatantrik). Act, 1971 III. He was the Member of Parliament in 12th, 13th 14th and 15th Lok Sabha from 2.The Central Government has recently Jharkhand. extended the term of whom as the IV. He was the Union State Minister (MoS) officiating Chairperson of the National for the Ministry of Law and Justice, Company Law Appellate Tribunal Government of India, in the BJP - led (NCLAT), till he attains the age of 67 National Democratic Alliance Government years, or until further orders, whichever in 1998 to 2000. is earlier? Choose the incorrect A. (Retd.) Justice Bansi Lal Bhat statement/statements: B. Justice AIS Cheema A. I and II C. Justice Rajendra Menon B. Only III D. (Retd) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha C. Only IV D. Only I, II and IV 3.The Supreme Court has recently constituted a 4-member committee for 6.The has recently the purpose of holding talks between the granted stay on a plea, to which payment Central Government and the farmers to gateway, challenging the imposition of resolve the protests over the three Rs. 96 lakh as penalty on it, for alleged contentious farm laws. One of these four, violation of India's Money Laundering Dr Pramod Kumar Joshi, an Agricultural Law? Economist, is also the Director of which of A. Paytm the following bodies? B. PayPal A. South Asia, International Food Policy C. Mobikwik Research Institute D. Google Pay B. Pusa Agricultural Institute C. Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha 7.The Delhi High Court has recently D. Shetkari Sanghatana expressed a prima facie view to uphold which section of the Central Goods and 4.In one of it's fascinating judgement, Service Tax (CGST) Act provision that which High Court has recently held that, gives the authorities the power to arrest in Digital Era, employees working in any person if there exists a "reason to different states to be treated as 'One believe" that the person has committed Work Place' for the purposes of Sexual tax evasion? Harassment At Workplace? A. Sections 69 and 132 of the Central A. Delhi High Court Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Act B. Allahabad High Court B. Section 79 and 132 of the Central C. Punjab and Haryana High Court Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Act D. C. Section 80 of the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Act

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D. Section 80 and 132 of the Central that, i have forfeited my right to continue Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Act as your Leader". Who was the last President of the Supreme Court Bar 8.______, a 52 year old woman, on Association (SCBA)? the death row, was executed recently by A. Karan Mehra lethal injection and was also the first B. Dushyant Dave woman to be executed by the US C. Mukul Rohatgi government in over 7 decades. D. Salman Khursid A. Lisa Montgomery B. Aileen Wuornos 13.The National Green Tribunal has C. Genene Jones recently observed that, ______are D. Andrea Yates covered under the meaning of "plastic" as provided in Rule 3(o) of the Plastic Waste 9.Which of the following High Courts, in Management Rules, 2018 and therefore, it's recent judgement, has held that they are also covered by the statutory Mahindra Finance is not an Authority. framework of the said Rules. Hence, under Article 12, writ petition is A. PET Bottles not maintainable against it? B. Plastic pens A. High Court C. Chinese Manjha B. Delhi High Court D. Food Packaging Items C. Uttarakhand High Court D. Allahabad High Court 14.Which of the following High Courts, in its significant judgement, held that, to 10.The Securities and Exchange Board of attract the offence of drunken driving India (SEBI) has recently banned 'CNBC under Section 185(a) of the Motor Vehicle Awaaz' host, Hemant Ghai, his mother Act, the accused should have been and wife from Securities market for subjected to a breath analyser or any fraudulent practices. A preliminary other test including a laboratory test and examination was conducted for possible his blood must be found to contain alcohol violations under which of the following exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml? Acts? A. Kerala High Court A. SEBI Act, 1992 B. Karnataka High Court B. Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair C. Trade Practices Relating to Securities D. Telangana High Court Market Regulations, 2003 C. Corporate Frauds under Companies 15.The Supreme Court has recently Act, 2013 appointed , Rajya Sabha MP D. Both (A) & (B) are correct and former , as the sole arbitrator in which of the following 11.In a significant verdict, which of the cases? following High Court has recently held A. Arnab Manoranjan Goswami v. State of that, same-gender sexual harassment Maharashtra, 2020 complaints is maintainable under the B. MCM Service Private Limited v. Italian Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Thai Development Public Company (POSH) Act, 2013? Limited, 2020 A. Calcutta High Court C. M. Munuswamy v. Union of India, 2020 B. Gauhati High Court D. Ayom Welfare Society v. Union of C. Telangana High Court India, 2020 D. Andhra Pradesh High Court 16.Which High Court, in its landmark 12.Recently, the Supreme Court Bar judgement, held that merely because of Association (SCBA) President has the exorbitant price of drug or treatment, tendered his resignation by saying "I feel

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children's suffering from a rare disease CD case' that had rocked Chhattisgarh cannot be deprived of treatment ? politics in October 2017 to Delhi or at A. Delhi High Court other place outside of Chhattisgarh. Who B. Uttarakhand High Court is the current Chief Justice of C. Himachal Pradesh High Court Chhattisgarh High Court? D. Andhra Pradesh High Court A. Rajendra Menon B. P. R. Ramachandra Menon 17.The Uttarakhand High Court has C. Ajay Kumar Tripathi recently permitted a foreign national to D. Deepak Gupta deposit a reasonable cash amount, in lieu of executing surety bonds to obtain bail, 21.The Supreme Court has recently and held that, person unable to find a issued notice in a Special Leave Petition surety can take the benefits under which filed by HD Kumaraswamy limited to the Section of the Code of Criminal Procedure question as to; whether without sanction (Cr.P.C)? the Special Judge could have taken A. Section 445 of the Code of Criminal cognizance of a complaint under Procedure Prevention of Corruption Act. The former B. Section 440 of the Code of Criminal Chief Minister of Karnataka, HD Procedure Kumaraswamy entered politics for the C. Section 295 of the Code of Criminal first time by winning from which political Procedure constituency? D. Section 300 of the Code of Criminal A. Sathanur Procedure B. Kanakapura C. Ramanagara 18.The Supreme Court has recently listed D. Guntur the 'Char Dham Yatra Road Project' for hearing on a Non-Miscellaneous Day in 22.Which of the following bodies has the last week of January, the interim recently written to Shri Ravi Shankar order to keep the road width at 5.5m Prasad, Union Minister for Law and continuing in the meantime. A bench has Justice, requesting for the extension of been constituted in this matter which is the vaccination programme to Judges, being headed by whom? judicial staff and members of the legal A. Justice D Y. Chandrachud fraternity, and to include them in the B. Justice Rameshwaram category of "frontline workers"? C. Justice Rohinton Nariman A. Bar Council of India (BCI) D. Justice Adarsh Goel B. Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) C. Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA) 19.The Bombay High Court has recently D. Delhi High Court held that Media Trial during investigation interferes with administration of Justice; 23.The Madras High Court has recently amounts to Contempt of Court. A person held that that a petition under guilty of Contempt of Court, in legal ______of the Code of Criminal sense, termed as: Procedure (CrPC) to quash a complaint A. Contemn under ______the Domestic Violence B. Contemnor Act is not maintainable. C. Wrongdoer A. Section 400 of the Code of Criminal D. Tortfeasor Procedure (CrPC), Section 11 the Domestic Violence Act 20.In view of the incumbent Chhattisgarh B. Section 482 of the Code of Criminal CM Bhupesh Baghel being an accused in Procedure (CrPC), Section 12 the the matter, the CBI has recently pressed Domestic Violence Act before the Supreme Court, the need for transfer of the trial in the 'fake obscene

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C. Section 488 of the Code of Criminal D. Disaster Management Act, 1879 Procedure (CrPC), Section 12 the Domestic Violence Act 25.The Madhya Pradesh State Legal D. Section 399 of the Code of Criminal Services Authority has recently held an Procedure (CrPC), Section 22 the Online Mediation Programme in eight Domestic Violence Act districts, to encourage alternate dispute mechanism. The Madhya Pradesh High 24.The Ministry of Environment and Court was established as: Forests (MoEF) stated in a recent A. The Nagpur High Court on 2 January notification that the period from the 1st 1936 April, 2020 to the 31st March, 2021 shall B. The Jabalpur High Court on 5 January not be considered for the purpose of 1940 calculation of the period of validity of C. The Madhya Pradesh High Court on 5 existing Prior Environmental Clearances, December 1940 by taking which of the following D. The Central Presidency Court on 14 provisions into account? July 1932 A. Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) of 2006 B. Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) of 2008 C. Environment Protection Act, 2005

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###ANSWERS### 1. Ans. B. not be a barrier in prosecuting the latter ● The Karnataka High Court on January for sexual harassment at workplace. 15, 2021, issued notice on a petition ● The Judge was presiding over a petition challenging the constitutional validity of filed by a Chief Manager of Bank of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Baroda, accused of sexual harassment by Act, 1971, which criminalises publication a subordinate employee, seeking of such matters that may "scandalize the quashing of a charge sheet issued to him courts". by the Disciplinary Authority of the Bank. ● A Bench led by Chief Justice Abhay S. 5. Ans. C. Okay has issued notice to the Central ● He was the Union State Minister (MoS) Government on the petition filed by for Forests & Environment of India in the journalists Krishna Prasad and N. Ram, BJP - led National Democratic Alliance former Union Minister Arun Shourie and Government in 1998 to 2000. Advocate Prashant Bhushan. The matter ● He was the first Chief Minister of is likely to be listed next on 22 February, Jharkhand and current Leader of the 2021. Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative 2. Ans. A. Assembly. He was the founder and ● The Central Government has recently national President of Jharkhand Vikas extended the term of (Retd.) Justice Morcha (Prajatantrik). He was the Bansi Lal Bhat as the officiating Member of Parliament in 12th, 13th 14th Chairperson of the National Company Law and 15th Lok Sabha from Jharkhand. Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), till he attains 6. Ans. B. the age of 67 years, or until further ● Directing PayPal to maintain a record of orders, whichever is earlier. all its transactions, Delhi High Court on ● The National Company Law Appellate January 16, 2021, granted stay on a plea Tribunal (NCLAT) is a tribunal which was by the payment gateway challenging the formed by the Central Government of imposition of Rs. 96 lakh as penalty on it, India under Section 410 of the Companies for alleged violation of India's money Act, 2013. The tribunal is responsible for laundering law. The relief is subject to the hearing appeals from the orders of deposit of Rs. 96 lakh bank guarantee by National Company Law Tribunal(s) PayPal before the court within a period of (NCLT), starting on 1 June 2016. 2 weeks. 3. Ans. A. 7. Ans. A. ● Dr. Pramod Kumar Joshi is an ● The Delhi High Court has recently Agricultural Economist and also the expressed a prima facie view to uphold Director for South Asia, International Sections 69 and 132 of the Central Goods Food Policy Research Institute. and Service Tax (CGST) Act provision ● The International Food Policy Research which gives the authorities the power to Institute (IFPRI) is an international arrest any person if there exists a "reason agricultural research center founded in to believe" that the person has committed the early 1970s to improve the tax evasion. understanding of national agricultural and ● A Division Bench of Justices Manmohan food policies to promote the adoption of Singh and Sanjeev Narula was hearing a innovations in agricultural technology. plea preferred by a man and a firm who ● Most of the research takes place in had allegedly availed of fraudulent IGST developing countries in Central America, refund as well as Input Tax Credits. South America, Africa, and Asia. 8. Ans. A. 4. Ans. D. ● Lisa Montgomery, a 52 year old woman, ● The Bench of the Rajasthan High was executed on January 16, 2021, by Court has made it clear that in the digital lethal injection after the US Supreme age, posting of the Complainant in a Court denied the application of stay of different state from the accused would execution. Montgomery, the only woman

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on the death row, was the first woman to ● Kerala High Court, in its significant be executed by the US government in judgement, held that, to attract the over 7 decades. offence of drunken driving under Section 9. Ans. D. 185(a) of the Motor Vehicle Act, the ● The Allahabad High Court in Arif Khan accused should have been subjected to a v. Branch Manager Mahindra Finance breath analyser or any other test Sultanpur & Another, observed that writ including a laboratory test and his blood of Mandamus cannot be issued to a must be found to contain alcohol private body, Mahindra and it does not exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml. come under the ambit of Article 12 of the ● Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act is Constitution. produced herein; whoever, while driving, 10. Ans. D. or attempting to drive, a motor vehicle : ● The Securities and Exchange Board of (a) has, in his blood, alcohol exceeding 30 India has issued a circular banning host mg. per 100 ml. of blood detected in a of the show Stock 20-20 on CNBC Awaaz, test by a breath analyser, [or in any other Hemant Ghai, his wife, Jaya Hemant Ghai test including a laboratory test] (or) and mother Shyam Mohini Ghai from (b) is under the influence of a drug to buying, selling or dealing in securities, such an extent as to be incapable of either directly or indirectly until further exercising proper control over the orders. vehicle. ● A preliminary examination was 15. Ans. B. conducted for possible violations of the ● A division bench of Justices Indu SEBI Act, 1992, and SEBI (Prohibition of Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi appointed Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Gogoi as the arbitrator in the case MCM Relating to Securities Market) Service Private Limited v. Italian Thai Regulations, 2003. Development Public Company Limited 11. Ans. A. based on the consent of the parties. ● In a significant verdict, the Calcutta ● Gogoi, who retired as the CJI on High Court has held that same-gender November 17, 2019, was nominated as a complaints are maintainable under the member of the Rajya Sabha by the Sexual Harassment of Women at President in March 2020. Gogoi's Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and acceptance of the Rajya Sabha Redressal) Act, 2013, commonly referred nomination raised many eyebrows as the to as the POSH Act. move was seen as damaging the 12. Ans. B. perception of judicial independence. ● Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) 16. Ans. A. president Dushyant Dave resigned from ● A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High his post with immediate effect on January Court comprising of Justice Pratibha M. 16, 2021, saying he has forfeited his right Singh held that merely because of the to continue. exorbitant price of a drug or treatment, ● Acting SCBA Secretary Rohit Panday children suffering from a rare disease confirmed the development that the cannot be deprived of the treatment. senior advocate has resigned with ● The observation came after two immediate effect. petitions were filed in the High Court 13. Ans. B. seeking directions on the Union of India ● The National Green Tribunal has for treatment of children suffering from a recently observed that Plastic pens are rare disease known as Duchenne covered under the meaning of "plastic" as Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). provided in Rule 3(o) of the Plastic Waste 17. Ans. A. Management Rules, 2018 and therefore, ● As per the mandate of Section 441 of they are also covered by the statutory the CrPC, before any person is released framework of the said Rules. on bail or released on his own bond, a 14. Ans. A. bond for such sum of money as the police

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officer or court, as the case may be, he lost by such a margin that he even thinks sufficient, shall be executed by forfeited his deposit. such person. 22. Ans. B. ● Section 445 of Cr.P.C: When any person ● The Supreme Court Bar Association is required by any Court or officer to (SCBA) has recently written to Shri Ravi execute a bond with or without sureties, Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Law such Court or officer may, except in the and Justice, requesting for the extension case of a bond for good behaviour, permit of the vaccination programme to Judges, him to deposit a sum of money or judicial staff and members of the legal Government promissory notes to such fraternity, and to include them in the amount as the Court of officer may if in category of "frontline workers". lieu of executing such bond. 23. Ans. B. 18. Ans. C. ● The Madras High Court has held that ● In December last year, the bench of that a petition under Section 482 of the Justice Rohinton Nariman had asked the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to High Powered Committee, set-up by it, to quash a complaint under Section 12 of consider the applications filed before the the Domestic Violence Act is not Court by the Ministry of Defence and the maintainable. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, ● The court observed that a petition under against reducing the road width, in two Article 227 of the Constitution may be weeks. maintainable if it is shown that the 19. Ans. B. proceedings before the Magistrate suffer ● Contempt of court, often referred to from a patent lack of jurisdiction. simply as "contempt", is the offense of 24. Ans. A. being disobedient to or disrespectful ● The Ministry of Environment and toward a court of law and its officers in Forests (MoEF) stated in a recent the form of behavior that opposes or notification that the period from the 1st defies the authority, justice and dignity of April, 2020 to the 31st March, 2021 shall the court. not be considered for the purpose of ● A similar attitude towards a legislative calculation of the period of validity of body is termed contempt of Parliament or existing Prior Environmental Clearances. contempt of Congress. The verb for "to ● This amendment of 2006 Environmental commit contempt" is contemn (as in "to Impact Assessment notification is made contemn a court order") and a person taking into account the outbreak of guilty of this is a contemnor. Corona Virus (COVID-19) and subsequent 20. Ans. B. lockdowns declared. ● The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of 25. Ans. A. the High Courts in India located at Village ● The Madhya Pradesh State Legal Bodri, Bilaspur with jurisdiction over the Services Authority on January 18, 2021, state of Chhattisgarh. It was established held an Online Mediation Programme in on 1 November, 2000, with the creation eight districts, to encourage alternate of New state of Chhattisgarh upon the dispute mechanism. reorganisation of the state of Madhya ● The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the Pradesh. The High Court of Bilaspur is the High Court of the state of Madhya 19th High Court of India. Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It 21. Ans. B. was established as the Nagpur High Court ● Kumaraswamy entered politics by on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent winning from Kanakapura (in dated 2 January 1936, issued under Ramanagara District) in the 1996 general Section 108 the Government of India Act, elections. He sought re-election from 1935. Kanakapura in 1998 and lost to M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy. This was Kumaraswamy's worst defeat ever where

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